Thursday, July 16, 2026

“SNL” Starts Annual Cast Clean Out Before New Season: 7 Year Vet Chloe Fineman Saying Goodbye — “It does feel like the right time”

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Lorne Michaels is starting his annual cast clean out before season 52 of “Saturday Night Live.”

Leaving the cast is Chloe Fineman after seven seasons.

Fineman was a durable player but never really had a breakout character. She was kind of overshadowed first by Sarah Sherman, and then Ashley Padilla.

Still, we’ll no doubt see her on a sitcom soon. She’s very talented.

Fineman writes on Instagram: “It’s cliche to say this but working at SNL has been the greatest privilege of my life. I still can’t really believe I got to be a part of it. I fell in love with the place the second I walked through the door. Lorne (if you’re reading this on your burner account) I want you to know that I am forever in your debt.”

Who’s next? Hard to say what Michaels has in mind. The show continues to thrive with average of over 4 million viewers a week depending on the guest host and musical guest. Most of last year’s cast should return.

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
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